Internationally notorious criminal Thabo Bester has been transferred to eBongweni Super Maximum Correctional Facility in Kokstad, KZN.
The reason for the transfer of the convicted rapist and murderer, whose trial for jailbreak is due to start in July, was not explained.
eBongweni Super Maximum Prison in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal, is feared by even the most hardened of criminals.
Convicted killer and rapist Thabo Bester has been moved to South Africa’s highest-security prison, eBongweni Super Maximum Correctional Facility.
The department of correctional services said his transfer to KwaZulu-Natal forms part of routine offender management practices guided by security risk assessments. These assessments are conducted ...
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Malema gets his wish: Thabo Bester sent to notorious KZN supermax prison
Thabo Bester will join tendentrepreneur and murder-accused Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala at eBongweni Maximum Prison in Kokstad, KZN.
Offenders in correctional facilities obtained a 94.4% pass rate for the 2025 matric exams. A total of 132 distinctions were ...
It was a red-letter day for two inmates who decided to write their matric exams as they celebrated scoring 85% and 84%, ...
KZN prisons have received praise for producing the highest number of matriculants in the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) results. According to the Department of Correctional Services, 50 ...
KwaZulu-Natal produced the highest number of matriculants, with 50 candidates writing the final exams. Of those, 45 achieved ...
Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has congratulated inmates on achieving a 79,25% pass rate in the 2012 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, compared to 68,06% in 2011.
The Department of Correctional Services has recorded a 94.4% pass rate for the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams.
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